Embolden

(v.)

1. (usually passive) (formal): to make sb feel braver or more confident

使增加勇气；使更有胆量；使更有信心

e.g. Emboldened by the wine, he went over to introduce himself to her.

他借酒壮胆，走上前去向她作自我介绍。

e.g. With such a majority, the administration was emboldened to introduce radical new policies.

政府有了这大多数人的支持，才敢推进激进的新政策。

e.g. It is nothing but wrong words and actions made by the US side on maritime issues that have embolded some countries to take provocative actions.

正是美方进来在有关海上问题上的一系列错误言论，助长了某些国家的挑衅行为。

2. to make a piece of text appear in BOLD print

将文本变成粗体

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